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transience

/ˈtrænziəns/noun

उच्चारण ट्रैन्ज़िअन्स

क्षणभंगुरता, अनित्यता, अस्थायित्व

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    [U] formal

    the state of continuing for only a short time

    क्षणभंगुरता, अनित्यता, अस्थायित्व

    • the transience of youth and beauty
    • Poets often write about the transience of life.
    • The poem is a reflection on the transience of human life.
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    • The transience of fame makes many actors insecure.
    • The cherry blossom is a symbol of transience in Japanese culture.

    Synonyms impermanence brevity ephemerality fleetingness temporariness

    Opposite permanence eternity durability longevity

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Synonyms

impermanence brevity ephemerality fleetingness temporariness

Antonyms

permanence eternity durability longevity

AaSpelling

tran·si·ence

With -sience (not 'transiance'); the adjective transient (short-lived; also, a person staying in a place only for a short time).

अंत में -sience ('transiance' गलत है); adjective transient (अल्पकालिक; थोड़े समय के लिए कहीं ठहरने वाला व्यक्ति भी)।

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Keep the short-lived words together: transience, impermanence, ephemerality (lasting a day), evanescence (fading quickly).

अल्पकालिकता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: transience, impermanence, ephemerality (एक दिन का), evanescence (जल्दी मिट जाना)।

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General knowledge

Philosophy: the Buddhist idea of anicca (impermanence).

दर्शन में बौद्ध धर्म का अनित्य (impermanence) का विचार।